Describes a newly implemented curriculum designed to prepare home economics teachers for the year 2001. (SB)

Describes a summer program in Spanish conducted at the State University College of New York at Buffalo, New York. (DS)

The use of a presidential campaign simulation in an undergraduate political science course is outlined giving: the concept to be learned; behavioral objectives; and strategies used; and evaluation criteria utilized by the instructor and students. (MB)

The proposed Doctor of Arts program centered on English language and literature is a three-year program beyond the B.A. designed to train two and four-year college teachers. (DS)

Educational alternatives to the lecture format in medicine should be considered. The case study is seen as one of the best teaching tools available to medical educators and is especially useful for teaching laboratory medicine. The use of case studies in a pathology department is described. (MLW)

The development, evaluation and underlying rationale of a two-day course on explaining and lecturing is described. It is argued that since lecturing is the major method of teaching in universities it is important to help lecturers improve their technique and make them aware of their strengths and weaknesses. (Author/MLW)

Discusses the development and use of a workbook for teaching spatial data analysis at Canberra College of Advanced Education in Australia. The article addresses itself to the pedagogic questions of what statistical methods to teach, how these methods should be taught, and why data analysis should be taught. (AM)

One way to stimulate student interest in world geography is to use a future time as a springboard to the past. This approach looks backwards and focuses upon available evidence for the existence of recently discovered lands. A unit is described. (RM)

Stresses the importance of theory in fieldwork, and describes a fieldwork course for graduate students in education at Stanford University. (GC)

A course developed within an academic department to expose students to discipline-specific career information and decision making is described, including course assignments and student reactions. A side benefit has been closer career-oriented connections between faculty and practitioners. (MSE)

Discusses teacher certification courses in computer education focusing on syllabus development and structure, involvement of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), and course aims (including knowledge of computer uses in education). Also discusses pilot projects involving the new certification scheme. Additional information can be found in February 1981…

Describes a course which focuses student activities on the preparation of an environmental impact statement. The course provides undergraduate/graduate students with an intensive field ecology experience which exposes them to scientific principles of biology, environmental analysis, and quantitative sampling methods. Includes course format,…